SBLive's California Power 25 football rankings: JSerra gives Mater Dei a scare; No. 1 vs. No. 2 all set

Second-ranked Mater Dei fights from behind to win, setting up prep Super Bowl between Monarchs and top-ranked St. John Bosco on Friday

There was very little movement to The Golden State's Power 25 rankings this week, but there was nearly an earthquake. 

Second-ranked Mater Dei barely squeaked past then No. 18 JSerra Catholic 21-13 in Trinity League action of the CIF-Southern Section. 

Now the Monarchs will host top-ranked St. John Bosco, which handled business with a 49-3 win over Servite, to set up not only a showdown of the state's top two teams, but the country. 

Here's a quick buzzsaw through what happened of a look at what happened to our Power 25 in California last week and where they will be playing this week. 

St. Mary's-Stockton moved into the rankings for the first time at No. 25 and can zip right up the ranks with a home win over No. 13 De La Salle-Concord on Friday

SBLive's California Power 25 (records through Oct. 1)

1. St. John Bosco-Bellflower (6-0 record)
Last week: No. 1
Last game: Beat Servite-Anaheim 49-3
Next game: Friday vs. Mater Dei at Santa Ana College

2. Mater Dei-Santa Ana (5-0)
Last week: No. 2
Last game: Beat JSerra Catholic 21-13
Next game: Friday vs. St. John Bosco (6-0) at Santa Ana College

3. Centennial-Corona (5-1)
Last week: No. 3
Last game: Beat Chaparral 70-28
Next game: Thursday at Roosevelt-Easvale

4. Long Beach Poly (6-0)
Last week: No. 4
Last game: Beat Millikan 42-0
Next game: Friday at Long Beach Wilson

5. Los Alamitos (4-2)
Last week: No. 5
Last game: Beat Newport Harbor 61-21
Next game: Thursday at Corona del Mar

Malachi Nelson (7), Los Alamitos
Malachi Nelson (7), Los Alamitos / Photo by Matthew Christopher

6. Mission Viejo (5-1)
Last week: No. 6
Last game: Bye
Next game: Friday vs. Helix-La Mesa

7. Serra-San Mateo (5-0)
Last week: No. 7
Last game: Beat Archbishop Mitty 35-7
Next game: Friday vs. Bellarmine at San Jose City College

8. Edison-Huntington Beach (6-0)
Last week: No. 9
Last game: Beat Huntington Beach 42-8
Next game: Friday at Newport Harbor

9. Chaminade-West Hills (6-0)
Last week: No. 10
Last game: Beat Alemany 43-8
Next game: Friday vs. Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks

10. Orange Lutheran (5-1)
Last week: No. 16
Last game: Beat Santa Margarita 28-26
Next game: Friday vs. Servite at Orange Coast College

11. Santa Margarita (3-2)
Last week: No. 8
Last game: Lost to Orange Lutheran 28-26
Next game: Friday vs. JSerra Catholic at Saddleback College

12. Folsom (5-1)
Last week: No. 11
Last game: Beat Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills 42-13
Next game: Friday at Whitney

13. De La Salle-Concord (3-2)
Last week: No. 12
Last game: Bye
Next game: Friday at St. Mary's-Stockton (5-0)

14. Pittsburg (4-1)
Last week: No. 13
Last game: Beat McClymonds-Oakland 39-21
Next game: Friday vs. Liberty-Brentwood

15. Bishop Amat-La Puente (5-1)
Last week: No. 14
Last game: Beat Sierra Canyon 31-28 (2 OT)
Next game: Friday at Serra-Gardena

Luke McNulty (16), Bishop Amat quarterback. 

16. Inglewood (6-0)
Last week: No. 15
Last game: Beat Hawthorne 37-0
Next game: Friday vs. Centennial-Compton at El Camino College

17. JSerra Catholic (3-3)
Last week: No. 18
Last game: Lost to Mater Dei 21-13
Next game: Friday at Santa Margarita

18. Serra-Gardena (4-2)
Last week: No. 17
Last game: Beat Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks 13-7
Next game: Friday vs. Bishop Amat

19. Carlsbad (5-1)
Last week: 19
Last game: Beat Torrey Pines 42-7
Next game: Friday vs. San Marcos

20. Warren-Downey (4-1)
Last week: No. 21
Last game: Beat Mayfair 54-7
Next game: Thursday vs. Paramount

21. Oak Hills-Hesperia (6-0)
Last week: 21
Last game: Beat Burroughs-Ridgecrest 55-0
Next game: Thursday vs. Hesperia

22. Citrus Valley (5-1)
Last week: No. 22
Last game: Beat Beaumont 28-0
Next game: Friday vs. Cajon

23. Norco (4-2)
Last week: 24=
Last game: Beat Vista Murrieta 69-28
Next game: Friday at Murrieta Valley

24. Ayala-Chino Hills (6-1)
Last week: No. 25
Last game: Beat Glendora 56-33
Next game: Oct. 14 vs. Charter Oak

25. St. Mary's-Stockton (6-0)
Last week: NR
Last game: Beat Lodi 35-14
Next game: Friday vs. De La Salle-Concord

Six on the bubble: Apple Valley (5-1), Cajon (4-1), Cathedral Catholic (3-3), Clovis West (6-0), Rancho Cucamonga (5-2), Yorba Linda (6-0). 


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Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports
MITCH STEPHENS, SBLIVE SPORTS

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.